STATE OF HARYANA vs HARYANA CO-OPERATIVE TRANSPORT LTD. & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that a challenge to the appointment of a Presiding Officer of a Labour Court, Mr. Gupta, was made in a substantive proceeding under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution, not in a collateral proceeding. The Court clarified that the lack of a specific prayer for a writ of quo warranto does not invalidate the challenge to Gupta's eligibility under Section 7(3) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the validity of the award directing reinstatement of the respondents with back wages.